5 things you need to know happening in Florida on Tuesday, June 18

TAMPA - Here are five things you need to know happening in Florida on Tuesday, June 18.

(1) Khaled Hosseini in Tampa

The best-selling author of
The Kite Runner will appear at the Tampa Theatre at 7:30 p.m.on Tuesday night.

Khaled Hosseini will be giving a live discussion and be signing his new novel,
And the Mountains Echoed.

The book is Hosseini's first new novel in six years.
Entertainment Weekly says Hosseini "broadens the scope with a multigenerational family saga that takes places in locations around the world."

Tickets for the one-night-only event can be purchased at Oxford Exchange or Inkwood Books or online at
tampatheatre.com as a $35 package, which includes two tickets to the event, a copy of the book and a ticket to have the book signed.

(2) World's Largest Swimming Lesson

Dozens of children will be at the New Port Richey Recreation & Aquatic Center on Tuesday to participate in a world record attempt.

Children across the world are participating in The World's Largest Swimming Lesson.

The event was created to spread the word swimming lessons save lives. Drowning is the leading cause of unintended, injury-related death of children between the ages of 1 to 5. Research shows if a child doesn't learn to swim before the 3rd grade, they likely never will.

The kick off to the event begins at 10:00 a.m. with the world record attempt starting at 11:00 a.m.

(3) Millennium Dancesport Championship

Amateur and professionals dancers will begin competing in the Millennium Dancesport Championship on Tuesday.

The five-day ballroom and Latin dance competition will see couples compete in multiple categories. The theme of this year's championship is "An Evening at the Tropicana."

The event is being held at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina.

Session tickets cost between $25 and $150. A complete list of sessions can be found at
www.m2dance.com.

The dance action concludes Saturday night with the WDC World Professional Latin Showdance Championships.

(4) Heart in concert

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rock group Heart performs in concert at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Tuesday night.

Heart formed in 1972. While their members were from Seattle, the band was based in Vancouver, British Columbia from 1973 to 1976.

While there have been plenty of different band members through the years, Ann Wilson and sister Nancy Wilson have been a part of Heart since 1974.

Heart has had Top 10 albums in four decades: 1976's
Dreamboat Annie, 1977's
Little Queen, 1980's
Bebe le Strange, 1985's
Heart, 1987's
Bad Animals, 1990's
Brigade and 2010's
Red Velvet Car. The group also has had two #1 singles: 1986's
These Dreams and 1987's
Alone.